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The Latest Adornment.

The latest idiocy in feminine adorn-
ment is the V-shaped bang, and it is cal
culated to give an evil-minded cast to the
fairest countenance. 1t is particularly
affected by working girls, and is known as
the Tycoon bang, but whence it derives
its origin no one knows. 81 cut great
many of them, said an intelligent barber,
'but mentally object every time I do
so. My business is to adorn and not to
disfgure, but 1 am q poor man, and it
isn't my place to give advice" 1t is
rumored that the next craze will be
"Ruddygore Loop" in which the hair is
brought down over the ears in two coils
and tied in q bow knot under the chin
PhiLadelphia Call.
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Troublesome Indians

For some time past the Indians have
been giving considerable trouble to the
cattcmen on Red Rock and vicinity, and
it has become the general impression that
the agent of the Lemhi reservation should
keep them at home. They have about
1000 head of horses up there, and they
are damaging the range great deal, but
that is not the worst of it. At this time
of the year the trains kill great many
cattle, and in order that the owners shall
get their pay it is necessary that the Sec
lion bosses see the dead stock. These
Indians, having no provisions, watch the
trains, and just as soon as an animal has
been knocked off the track they skin and
carry it away and the owner gets no pay.
Dillon lNontanul Eluniner.
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A SagaciOus Hound.

A citizen of Worth, Ca, has hound
that would 60 deer hunting alone. SO
he chained the dog to block OF wood
just large enough to keep him from run-
ming. One day the dog could not be
found. While searching for him MS
master heard him bay some distance IN
the woods. He went to the spot, but
the dog was not to be seen, yet his bay
was heard several hundred yards further
on. The dog barked only two or three
times. when the owner arrived at
where he supposed the dog to be, he
heard him still further on; This was
kept up for some time, till finally the
owner caught up with him, saw the dog
Law the block on the ground, bark three
times, take the block up in its mouth
again and move along on the trail. The
dog was trailing deer and carried the
block in its mouth, except when it paused
to let its master know where it was.
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suppression. Its military strength was
simply enormous Cluseret told me OF
his furnishing rations, at the time he was
delegate to the ministry of war, to 1885,
900 soldiers in Paris. And the amount
of war material found in possession of the
Commune at the time of its collapse was
prodigious. There were 548: 0O0 guns of
different models, with sabre bayonets;
56, 900 cavalry sabres of every form and
description; $4,000 Enfield rifles; 80, 600
revolvers, making total of nearly !OO,-
900 weapons of every kind taken from
the hands OF the Communards. indie.
pendently of the vast amount of this par
ticular material, the military authorities
of the Commune had 1,700 pieces of can.
non and mitraileuscs, which they had
robbed from the city and which they had
used with such terrible effect. But what
must ever excite amazement is the knowl-
edge of the vast number of people in
Paris ut this time who were not only In
sympathy with the Commune, but who
abetted and sustained it in its career OF
crime and blood. The minority, en-
bracing the better class of Paris, was
completely cowed and subdued by this
vast insurrectionary mass of population.
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The Distribution Of Shad.

A recent bulletin of the United States
fish commission states that the total dis
tribution of shad fry for the season of
1885 amounted to 10000, 900. AS the
entire number of shad taken for the mar
ket is less than 6, 900, 900, it will be seen,
there have been arti6cially Matched and
returned to the waters fifteen young shad.
Assuming that the entire cost of produc-
tion and distribution has been $40, 900,
the young fish have been produced and
distributed over the eutire Uniied States
at rate of about $215 million, or
about 46 fry for one cent. Another in
teresting fact to note is, that, for the en-.
tire time up to and including 1882, there
were produced 200, 900, 900 young shad
while for 1888 alone the total was over
90, 900, 900. This indicates that we are
certainly approaching position where
the work may be regarded as profitable
from a commercial standpoint. Science.
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colored in direct proportion to the fee
she has received. Then the wedding-day
is fixed, and at last the happy pair are
face to face.
The etiquette of Albania requires the
bridegroom to be coy and reluctant; it is
considered degrading to his dignity to
affect any tenderness for the fair sex, and
therefore he is bound to offer strong re-
sistance to herapproach. In marked con-
tradistinction to the usual marriage cere-
monies, which point to capture of the
bride, the Albanian customs indicate a
capture of the bridegroom, and yet the
whole race displays degree of contempt
for women which is not found in the
most barbarous nations. 1t is worthy of
remark, also, that in every family the
males usually go to the mosque, the
females to church.
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WAYS of SaYlgeS.

A wife, among all races, was In early
times captive of war; and from this
arose the custom of marriage by capture.
Australians, New Zealanders, Esqui'
maux, and other savage people are
totally ignorant of the universal custom
of saluting with kiss.
The religious life and beliefs of many
savage races are hard to understand.
These people seem to think that all things
that move are endowed with life; and so
believe that animals, water, flowers, and
other moving things have spirits Like
men.
Maoris of New Zealand are probably
the most intelligent and well-mannered OF
modern savages. They have given up
cannibalism, have adopted the European
dress, are submissive to law, anol, when
engaged in war, use the milder methods
of Christian warriors.
Savage races are found to be originally
temperate, but as soon as they come in
contact with the civilized men and learn
the effects of strong drink they use it to
excess and rapidly become drunkards:
Some savage people have been destroyed
by this terrible vice.
The Malay, when in presence of one
whom he regards Is above him, immedi
atcly sits down the South African turn
their backs upon their betters; some OF
the Hindoo tribes reveal their respect by
putting the thumb to the end of the nose
and wiggling the other fingers.
One of the worst races is that of the
Australian natives, who seem incapable OF
receiving any considerable degree of civi.
lization. They have been in contact with
the English settlers for century, and
vet have not learned anything from them
but horseback riding and taste fol
strong drink.
The worship of animals is found widely
existing over the whole world; and this
worship might possibly be traced to the
common habit of calling families after
animals-which easily led to belief that
families were related to or descended
from the animals whose name they bore
and ultimately this grew into worship.
The lowest and most barbarous race in
the world is supposed to be tribe called
"Bosjesmans," branch of the Hotten.
tots. 1t is said of them that instead OF
washing they cover their bodies all ovel
with thick layers of dirty grease. 1t was
of this race that DR.. Livingstone, the fa-
nous African traveller, said: "a Bosjes-
man, certainly in his mien and all his
gestures, has much more resemblance to
an ape than a man. Chicago Nesos.
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Mexican Senoritas.

A Guanajuata (Mcxico) letter to the
New Orleans Picayuae, says: "Here, as
elsewhere in Mexico, the customs are en-
tirely different from ours. Gentlemen,
Immediately after being introduced to
ladies, call them by their first or given
name, without madam or miss, be they
married or single. And when a lady
marries she does not take her husbands 8
name. Instead of being his equal or life
partner, she is rather known as piece of
his property, as his horse or his carriage.
For instance, if her name was Anita
Nunez and she marries Mr. Jose, she is
then known as Anita Nunez de Jose, or,
in other wosds. Jose's Annie, as Jose's
house or other piece of property. Mexi-
can girls generally marry very young.
Being kept in the house always like
prisoners behind iron bars, and knowing
nothing of the liberty and pleasure of So
cicty, their only escape from jail is mar
riage; then they enjoy little, very little,
more liberty. There is much dressing at
balls, the theatre and onera but very few
pretty street dresses, perhaps because
they are seldom on the street. l have
seen ladies of great wealth on the street
in faded calico dresses, or in room wrap
pers with shawl thrown over their
shoulders. 1t is very rare that they enter
store. If they want shopping done
they send servant, who prices the goods
and sends them to the house for the
hdy's inspection. This course causes
much stealing on the part of the servants
and very little satisfaction on the part of
the purchasers. Never have l sent for a
sample article that the servant did not
retain part of the money, even when
sending for dimes worth of nuts for a
pet squirrel. And as the merchants have
five or six prices it is impossible to regu-
late matters.
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General TaylOr's Turkey.

General Taylor said one day, soon af-
ter his Inauguration as President, that he
had never enjoyed turkey so much as
he had at New Orleans on his way home
from his Mexican campaign. 1t was
placed before him on the dinner table at
the St. Charles Hotel, and it was not'un
til he had been requested to carve it that
he ascertained that it was papier mache.
When opened it was found to contain,
not stuffing, but pair of Major Generals
gold epaulets and silk sash, present
from the artillery battalion. "That, said
the General, "w-was turkey worth
having. Ben: : Psrleu Pore.
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The Lost Chord.

Whispering tender words bent above her
Soft and gray the evening twilight fell
She q maiden fair and I her lover
While songht chance my love to tell,
"Dear, for thee my heart is nearly breaking
Witt thou not my life forever blessr'
And paused, my heart too full for speaking
AS she answered, loud and sweetly-"Nor
-F7tuel S. Mines, in Bazor.
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ALL'S WELL.

Prophetic hope, thy fine discourse
Foretold not half lifes good to me;
Thy painter, fancy, hath not force
To show how sweet it is to be!
Thy witching dream
And pictured scheme
To match the fact still want the power;
Thy promise brave
From earth to grave
Life's bloom may beggar in an hour.
Ask and receive, It's sweetly said;
Yet what to plead for I know not;
For wish is wolsted, hope o'ersped,
And aye to thanks returns my thought.
If would pray
I've naught to say
But this, that God may be God still.
For Him to live
Is still to give.
And sweeter than my wish His will.
Q wealth of life beyond all bound!
Eternity each moment given!
What plummet may the present sounda
Who promises future heaven?
Or glad, or grieved,
Oppressed, relieved,
In blacklist night, or brightest day,
Still pours the flood
Of golden good,
And more than heartful fills me aye.
Nv wealth is common; possess
No petty province, but the whole;
What's mine alone is mine far less
Than treasures shared by every soul.
Talk not of store,
Millions or more,
Or values which the purse may hold,
But this divine,
Iown the mine
Whose grains outweigh apianct's gold.
have stake inevery star,
Inevery beam that fills the day;
All hearts of men my Golfers are,
Ny ores arterial tides convey;
The fields, the skies,
The sweet replies
Ofthought to thought, are my gold-duSt;
The oaks, the brooks,
And speaking looks
OF lovers faith and friendships trust.
Lifs's youngest tides, joy brimming, dow
For him who lives above all years,
Who all-immortal makes the now,
And is not ta'en in times arrears;
His ife's hymn
The seraphlm
Might bark to hear or help to sing,
And to his soul
The boundlesS whole
It's bounty all doth daily bring.
!. All mine is thine" the sky-soul saith;
" The wealth am must thou become,
Richer and richer, breath by breath,
Immortal gain, immortal room"
And since all his
Mine also is,
Lfe's gift outruns my fancy far,
And browns the dream
In larger stream,
As morning drinks the morning star.
David A. WdSSon, in the hder.
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Not Quite Strong Enough.

"I'm glad to see you're getting well;
I reckon you had quite spell,
But, that you're stronger, can SEQ;
Oh-cant you let me have a v"
"Stronger, said he, with wary tone,
"Yet still too weak to stand loanH
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W0MAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
Put tn S1eeD.

Back and forth in the rocker,
Lost in reverie deep,
The mother rocked while tryin,
To sing the baby to sleep.
The baby began a-crowing,
For silent he couldn't keep,
And after a while the baby
Had crowed his mother to sleep.
r. K. MunkittricE, IN Bazar.
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none DuC COWaTuS VIII luSult t1O outoA
tunate." Arriving in the court of La
Roquette, darkness had already come
on, and it was necessary to get Ian
terms to conduct the victims through the
high walls which surrounded the court.
Nothing shook the frmness of these men
when they were thus being marched to
assassination. The Archbishop was the
coolest and tirmest, because the greatest.
He shook each one by the hand and gave
him his last benediction. When they ar
rived at the place where they were to be
shot, the victims were all placed against
the walls which enclosed the sombre edi-
fee of the prison of La Roquette:: The
Archbishop was placed at the head OF the
line, and the fiends who murdered him
scratched with their knives a cross upon
the stone in the wall at the very place
where his head must have touched 1t at
the moment they fired their fatal shots.
He did not fall at the first volley, but
stood erect, calm, and immovablc, and
before the other discharges came which
launched him into eternity, he crossed
himself three times upon the forehead.
The other victims all fell together. The
marks of the bullets as they passed
through their bodies were distinctly visl-
BILE. The Archbishop was afterward mu,
tilated and his abdomen cut open. All
the bodies were then putin cart and re,
moved to Perc La Chaise, which was but
few squares off, where they were thrown
into common ditch from which, how
ever, they were happily rescued before
decomposition had taken place.
THE COMMUNE OF PARIS.
But few people are fully aware of the
immense proportions which the Paris
Commune had taken on before its final
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-12

There caild hardly be family with
NOR diversity in il than the Vanderbilts
possess. While William X, is an ardent
devotee of fashion, Cornelius inclines to
religion and philanthropy, and George is
a veritable recluse-studious, thoughtful
and visionary. To George has fallen the
charge of his fathers mausole,m. and
he spends considerable portion of his
time in that sacred duty, Twice week
of late lIc has made the trip To the ceme-
terry, bleak ride over on Staten Island,
and examined the locked register, by
means of which the detectives record
their hourly visits. The widow of VIII
liam III. Vanderbilt has solicitously in
mind the theft Of Alexander T. Stewart S
remains. and she urged upon George the
utmost precaution against a similar out
rage. The private guardSmen are there
fore maintained 1T the tomb. and will lie
for several years. Another desire of
Mrs. Vanderbilt, strangely, is that the in
scription on the compartment holding her
husbands dust shall not be- known by
other than the family. This is a mere
whim. of course. but George sedulously
respects it, and no eyes save those Of n
Vanderbilt Can gaze on the tablet. Even
the detectives dom have entrance 10 the
structue.-New York Cor Chicago Tri-
bune
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The Fire Eaters' Secret.

The secret Of fire eaters is said to con-
sist in merely rubbing the hands and
thoroughly washing the mouth. lips,
tongue and other parts that are to touch
the fire with pure spirit of sulphur. This
burns or cauterizes the outer skin until il
becomes as hard as thick leather. When.
by frequent applications, the skin has be,
come so horny as TO become troublesome,
washing the parts affected with very
warm water will bring away all the
shriveled skin. Blacksmiths may often
he met with who will pick up glowing
bar Of iron in their naked hands. or rake
live coal from the fire 10 light their
pipes Chicago Tribune.
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why the Nightingale sings.

The Westphalians have a curious ex-
planatory myth regarding the nightin-
gale. They imagine that the birds song
may be rendered in these syllables of
human speech: lis tit, is lit, is lit, to
wit, TO wit--Trizy, Trizy. Trizy. To bucht,
10 bucht. 10 bucht." But the last syllahles
are the usual Shepherds cry TO his dog
when he wishes the sheep collected.
Therefore "Trizy" must be the nam" Of
the dog to whom the cry "to bucht is
addressed. Therefore the nightingale
must have been shepherdess, whom "A
shepherd cursed because she always post
pone1 the marriage she had promised.
lie uttered the wish that she might not
sleep till the day Of judgment. Nor does
she, for may not her voice still lie heard
at night as she cries ITO bucht. TO bucht,
to bIcht" To her good dog "Trizy! =
Genileman's Magazine.
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The Sim pie "Pocket Warmer"

During the recent cold snap some Of
our peddlers have been making quite a
fortune with a little device called a
pocket warmer, which is simplicity itself
and may be Of value to the energetic
people who walk across the bridge every
morning and think they know all about
DIR. Kane's sensation when he thought he
had found the North Pole. II is nothing
more nor less than a small tin box an
inch in diameter and six inches long,
holding u fusee Of some slow burning
material. which gives out considerable
heat. lat no smoke or gas; !; bains for
more than an hour, and placCal in Il muf
or in pocket will give out a tremendous
amount Of heat. while il can also be used
as a foot warmer for carriages Gnd
sleiglls. Tho apparatus costs but triao,
and each fuoee costs one cent. Brooklyn
Eagle.
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HELENA Democrats consider It an II

HELENA Democrats consider It an iii
omen that Delegate Toole should leave
Washington before the settlement of
the chief justice appointment. The
report goes that the matter is seriously
complicated by the number of terri
torial applicants, although Delegate
Toole is understood to have distinctly
signified his preference for a particular
one on the list, who is strongly endors-
cd by the bar of this district. Texas
influence Ia exerted IN behalf of Judge
McLeary, who wants to come up from
below to the head Of the bench, In
which case Mr.. Armstrong. speake: Of
the assembly, or Lawyer Savage would
be willing to accept McLeary's place,
1t is said, II such an arrangement
would prove to be agreeable. Then
again the attoruey-general is credited
with a candidate OF his own, whom he
would much like to make chiefjustice.
Michigan, too has candidate, and we
presume other states have precincts
yet to report. 1t isa pretty big sized
scramble, and there is little wonder
the President is upset and knows
not whom to choose. Toole's depar-
ture without bringing Cleveland to a
decision looks very much as though an
outsider would get the plum.-Herald.
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Take Nothing for Granted,

One Of the professors in the Adler
school told me that nothing is left to the
imagination of the child, so far as posi-.
BILE; when any particular kind Of machin.
cry is spoken Of a model Of il Is shown
and the boy is made TO work Il himself.
No lesson in the book is ever gone through
without making sure that each child
understands the real meaning Of every
word; nothing is taken for granted.
Babyhood gives an amusing illustration
Of the aptitude Of parents anil teachers TO
take for granted the understanding OF a
child who understands nothing. A
mother who has read 10 her children the
story Of Joseph and his brethren for the
twentieth time in the belief that every
word Nsas understood, happened one
evening to ask the eldest boy whether he
understood the kind Of pit into which the
wicked brothers threw Joseph. The boy
at once said yes. and 30 did his young
er brother and sister; Il was, hc said, the
hard thing that you threw AWAY when
you ate a peach. New York Cor. Brook
lyp Eagle
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The death of VI. Armand Sylvestre 4
widow has caused attention to he drawn
to scheme which that most charming
Of French poets is said to have had much
at heart. He used to talk often of erect.
ing in the vicinity Of Paris second Villa
Medicis, destined for young and budding
poets. This strange institution was to re.
ceive substantial state subsidy; and the
privileges Of nomination were to be re.
served to members of the Academic
Franchise. Don't write poetry" is Mr..
Ruskin's excellent advice to young peo-
pie, "as there is too much in the world
already" Evidently NJ. Armand Syl-
yestre does not share the opinion of the
sage Of Brentwood. and considers that
Juvenile poets require encouragement
Pail Mall Gazette,
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w. D. KNIGHT. s. GORDON.
Saturday, March "a, 1887.
A WASHINGTON special cay. the

A WASHINGTON special says the
failure Of Congress tn act upon the
agreements Of the north western COM
mission with the tribes OF Minnesota,
Montana and Dakota has had some
what depressing effect upon the In
dian bureau, which has some reason to
ieer,that the work Of the commission
may be entirely wasted. Every one
of these agreements is opposed In
Sne way or another. There is also
danger of . refusal Of the Indians to
abide by them II they are not carried
out soon. Protests loud and long
against the Fort Berthold agreement
are coming In, with letters from set
tiers contiguous to almost every band
Of Minnesota Chlppewas, which 1t Is
proposed to collect upon one reserva-
tion, opposing or asking some change
In these agreements. The Montana
work OF the commission has just been
received, and did not reach Congl ess
at all. Montana men in the city state
that the agreements are not entirely
satisfactory and will be op posed In the
next Con gress. The commission was
made 10 Of the best men that could
be secured in the country-men in
whom the Indians have confidence,
and they have worked hard and faith
fully for the ends attained. The work
has also been somewhat expensive,
and both Commissioner Atkins and
Assistant Commissioner Upshaw deep
ly regret that nothing has as yet come
of 1t.
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"Bow do you do?" That's English

How do you do?" That's English
and American. "How do you carry
yourself?n That's French. "How do
you standg" That's Italian. "How do
you find yourself?" That's Ge man.
How do you fare9" That's Dutch.
"How can you?r That's Swedish.
"How do you perspire?" That's
Egyptian. "How is your stomach2
Have you eaten yopr rice?" That's
Chinese. "How do you have your.
sel2n That's Polish. How do you
live on?" That's Russian. "May thy
shadow never be less!" That's Per-
sisn--snd all mean much the same
thing.